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title: "Eggs at the Market"
description: "Math story: Each carton holds 10 eggs. She has 2 full cartons. And 7 more eggs are lying next to them. How many eggs are there altogether?"
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duration: "PT37S"
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# Eggs at the Market

Math story 47 · Place value · Grade 2 · 0:37

## Read the story

Mama Hen sells eggs at the market.

Each carton holds 10 eggs. She has 2 full cartons.

And 7 more eggs are lying next to them.

**How many eggs are there altogether?**

## Answer and working

There are 27 eggs! Because 2 tens and 7 ones make 27. So 20 plus 7.

`20 + 7 = 27`